Student Enrollment
Services
Presenters
Chris Cordella
Bursar & Director, Student Accounts
Kathy McGuinness
Director, Academic & General Services
Melissa Metcalf
Associate Director, Undergraduate Financial Aid
Megan O’Neill, Associate Director, Dining Services
Student Services
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Provides a central contact point for financial and
academic questions.
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Offers the services of the Registrar, Financial
Aid, Student Accounts, Campus-Based Loans,
and Auxiliary Services in one location.
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Responds to phone, e-mail and walk-in
questions.
Financial Aid Electronic Award
Notification
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Students access their awards through Agora
Portal using their usernames and passwords.
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No paper awards.
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Students should have received their financial aid
awards.
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Students who have not yet received their awards
should contact the Office of Student Services.
Outside Aid
• We are required to count outside aid as a
resource in the award.
• This may result in adjustments.
• Click on the one you want. You will need to
know your student’s eagle number and month
and day of birth.
Student Employment
• Jobs will be posted Wednesday, August 26 at
www.bc.edu/studentemployment
• Positions are filled on a first come, first served basis.
• Students are paid weekly through direct deposit into
checking/savings account.
• Students must have original birth certificate or passport
for I-9 & W-4/M-4.
• Off-campus jobs can be found at
www.collegehelpers.com.
Appeal Process
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You have the right to appeal your financial aid
award and it may be reconsidered if:
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Errors are made
• in the annual financial aid application,
• in the calculation of the financial aid award,
• or if the family’s circumstances change.
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However, adjustments cannot be made which
require exceptions to the standard principles and
practices used for all families.
Federal Student Loans
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To borrow the Subsidized or Unsubsidized Direct
Loan, students must go to
https://studentloans.gov in order to sign their
Master Promissory Note and complete
Entrance Counseling. For more information
please refer to our website at www.bc.edu/dl.
Alternative Financing
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Total aid (including private loan) cannot exceed
the cost of attendance.
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Visit our Preferred Lender list at:
• www.bc.edu/altloans
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$uccessful $tart is a program created to educate
students about their finances while at Boston
College and to prepare them for financial
management for life. The goal of $uccessful
$tart is to provide Boston College students with
a series of presentations related to all aspects of
personal financial management.
• www.bc.edu/successfulstart
• successfulstart@bc.edu
SALT from the Start
SALT is a simple way to take control of your finances, helping you
live well today while planning for tomorrow—and we offer it to all
our students for FREE.
SALT provides simple, smart, personalized ways to
take control of your student debt and manage
your finances, and offers:
• Student loan advice from expert counselors.
• Scholarship, internship, and job searches.
• Tools to take control of your finances.
• Tips on building smart financial habits.
• The helpful, neutral guidance of a nonprofit.
Sign up now! Text ORIENTATION to 51303 or visit saltmoney.org/Orientation
Student Account Billings
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Fall Semester bills include ½ of tuition, room and board
and all mandatory fees and are due on August 10. Lab
fees may be added after students register.
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Spring Semester bills include the other ½ of tuition,
room and board and are due on December 10.
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All billing is electronic. No paper bills sent home.
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Students must “authorize” their parents to receive the
billing statement.
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Visit www.bc.edu/mybill for more information.
Medical Insurance
• Massachusetts law requires that all undergraduate
students are enrolled in a Health Insurance Plan.
Fall
Spring
Cost: $1,190
Cost: $1,585
8/7/15–1/10/16
1/11/16–8/6/16
• Students covered by a comparable plan may waive the
charge. Go to Portal and click on My Services &
Medical Insurance. Fall deadline to waive fee is Sept.
25, 2015.
• Students must complete the waiver process each year.
• Students under 18 must submit a completed paper
waiver signed by their parents.
Sample e-Bill
QuikPAY Payment Plan (QPPP)
• Interest-free monthly installment payment plan.
• Payments processed June 5, 2015 to March 5,
2016.
• $45 enrollment fee for annual plans; $25 for
single semester plans.
• Enrollment deadline for annual and fall semester
plans is August 10.
• For more information, visit www.bc.edu/
paymentoptions
ACH/eCheck Payments
• To make a payment to your student’s account go to
http://portal.bc.edu/webpayment
• You will be asked if you want to pay tuition or add
money to Dining or Eagle Bucks.
• Click on the one you want. You will need to know the
student’s eagle number and month and day of birth.
• Follow directions from there.
• You may also make a tuition payment as an authorized
payer on MyBill.
Eagle-One Card
• Serves as the official identification card for
students, faculty & staff.
• Serves as a debit card for dining halls, vending
machines, laundry machines, bookstores, and offcampus merchants.
Dining Services
Megan O’Neill
Associate Director, Dining Services
Registration
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Students register for fall at Orientation.
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Students register for spring in November.
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Students register for following fall in April.
Degree Audit
• Tool to help students assess academic progress towards
degree.
• Matches courses to specific degree requirements:
• Core
• Major(s)
• Minor(s)
• Language Proficiency, if applicable
• Electives
• Students request degree audits online. Academic
advisors review the degree audits with their advisees
each semester prior to registration.
Academic Recorders
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The academic recorders answer questions
regarding courses, grades, registration, degree
audits, transcripts, degree progress, and
graduation.
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They are responsible for the academic records of
the students in their schools.
Grades and Transcripts
• Faculty post grades online each semester.
Students may view grades immediately.
• Grade reports are mailed home only if student
selects this option in the Agora Portal.
• Transcripts are official documents that display a
students’ courses and grades. Students request
transcripts online.
Parent Information
• Go to www.bc.edu/studentservices
• Click on Parents of Students
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Twitter!
Contact Us
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Email: studentservices@bc.edu
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Phone: 800-294-0294 or 617-552-3300
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Fax: 617-552-4889
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Mail:
Boston College
Office of Student Services
Lyons Hall 103
140 Commonwealth Ave.
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
800-294-0294
or
617-552-3300